“Comeuppance Rears Its Ugly Head–Again!”
I’ve an issue with these prompts that give us words that are obscure.
Any more weird words will be more than I can endure.
I yearn for words more ordinary so my poem can shine.
Shame on you for choosing words that stand out above mine
like a boil on proboscis or a zit on a smooth cheek.
A prompt word should suggest a theme, but never prompt an “Eeeek!”
A prompt word should strike lightning but not burn down all the trees.
Think before you prompt, dear friends. No more “comeuppance,” please!
* “Comeuppance” has been the prompt word for two of the four prompt sites I use in the past week and one suggested it twice, withdrawing the earlier prompt after I’d already written my poem, so I rewrote the line, thankfully, only to have the word pop up a few days later in another prompt site, then again in this one a few days later! Now, if you want to see “comeuppance” for a fourth time, click on the link for “obscure.” I hereby give the word its own comeuppance by means of this poem.
Prompt words today are lightning, issue, obscure and yearn. Illustration thanks to DP on Unsplash. Used with permission.
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I noticed that it was used twice lately, on different prompt sites. And you do have a point. I came across the word “termagant” one day in a 1930s book and thought of using it for a prompt sometime, but decided it might stump everyone and the meaning’s not “politically correct.” 🙂
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Thanks for not using it! I owe you one. I thought termagant was a bird! ;o)
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There is a bird… Ptarmigan?
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Yes a Ptarmigan is a flighless bird found in the Scottish Highlands.
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But is it politically correct?
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Ha! I have no idea. It sounds politer than a politician that’s for sure.
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That’s it! Close enough, don’t you think?
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That’s it!!! Thanks..
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A poem full of prompts about prompts thats very clever! Well done.
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Thanks, Mason.. Turnabout.
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I used comeuppance in a FOWC with Fandango prompt back in November 2019, but it has shown up as a daily prompt word twice in 10 days recently. At least it’s a real word, unlike some of the other strange words that have shown up lately in the Word of the Day prompt. I’m not naming names… 😏
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;o)
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Despite the obscure words, you did brilliantly. I will continue to choose interesting words, the English language has a wide vocabulary and its good to show its range and variety. 🙂
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Maybe someone had a certain public figure in mind
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You are most probably right, Derrick.
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